Global Burden of Aortic Aneurysm and Lead Exposure Risk in Older Adults, 1990-2021

From 1990 to 2021, this dataset analyzes the global burden of aortic aneurysm among adults aged 60 years and older, using data from the Global Burden of Disease 2021 study. It includes metrics like deaths, disability-adjusted life years, and age-standardized rates across 204 countries and regions, and assesses the contribution of lead exposure. The data was authored by Ze Song and published on figshare in 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling future trends in aortic aneurysm mortality based on historical age-standardized death rate projections
• Analyzing geographic disparities in disease burden across Socio-demographic Index groups and 204 countries
• Assessing the disproportionate contribution of lead exposure to aortic aneurysm burden, particularly among older men
• Evaluating sex-related differences in disability-adjusted life years rates for aortic aneurysm

Strengths

• Data spans a 31-year time range from 1990 to 2021
• Analysis covers a global scale, including 204 countries and 21 GBD regions
• Includes projections for future trends over the next 15 years

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• The dataset is a 238.5 KB DOCX file, suggesting limited scope and likely summary-level data

Provenance

Source

Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021 study

Collection Method

Secondary analysis of GBD data for deaths, DALYs, ASDR, and age-standardized DALYs rate

Time Range

1990 to 2021

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 06:00:34; freshness should be verified

Geography

Global, regional (21 GBD regions), and national (204 countries)